RAPHAEL P.O.V
A month had passed since the twins started to move and Raven started to come back to the lair. That was a good thing because I could no longer fit through the manhole, which left me alone when the team went on patrols. Not being able to go out with the guys, and Raven, bugged me a little. But on the bright side, I had the lair all to myself. That was great because it let me have time to look for any pizza that Mikey hid. It also let me do the exercises that Sensei made me do without the taunts from Mikey about how funny I looked. Honestly, I couldn't help that I looked like I swallowed a giant watermelon.
I was sitting on the couch, my arms crossed over my chest but resting on my stomach. I was waiting for everyone to get back. Casey and April went out on patrol too, leaving me to myself. I looked around, starting to get bored, when I noticed Raven's scrapbook nearby. She had started a scrapbook soon after she arrived in New York and it had lots of pictures in it. There were pictures of her and her family, her and some animals from the shelter and pictures of her with me and the guys. Raven had split the book up in sections and I noticed that she had added a new one. Knowing that I still had time before everyone got back, I carried the book back over to my spot and looked through the pages.
The section went up to month five and there were still spaces left to fill in. I looked through the pages, smiling. I finally knew why Raven brought me away from the others and took pictures of me. She always took a picture sometime during the first week of the new month of the pregnancy. As I showed more, which was sort of right from the start, Raven had me pose with my hands holding my stomach. It took some bribing and pleading before I agreed to pose, but it was for Raven and I would do anything for her. I looked at the pictures more and I noticed that some pictures had Raven and me, along with everyone else. Well, almost everyone else. I never saw April in the pictures with Raven and didn't see Raven in the pictures that had April. I smirked at the thought that April would help Raven take pictures of me. Along with each month, Raven had put in at least two ultrasound pictures. One picture or the other had both the twins in it. As I looked at the pictures, I started to hear voices in the tunnel.
"That was the most epic fight ever! Raven really handed it to them."
I recognized Casey's voice and grew curious as to what he was talking about. I then heard Raven talk back.
"It was nothing, Casey. The kraang were ganging up on Mikey and I helped him out a bit. Nothing special."
Soon, everyone walked into the lair and the best part was they had brought pizza, eight boxes in all which meant everyone got their own. Raven smiled when she saw me and walked over.
"Hey, Raph. How ya feeling? Weren't too bored while we were gone, were you?"
"I had some things to do while you were gone. The twins had no where to go so they kept me company too. But I feel a lot better now that yer here."
I gave Raven one of my smiles that sent chills running down her spine. Even without my masculine figure, it still worked. I saw Raven's eyes light up, literally, as she sat down and kissed me. The kiss was deep, deeper than any of the other kisses we shared. Raven moved from her position next to me to on my lap. She managed to fit despite my stomach being as big as it was. Raven leaned into the kiss and I pulled her in. The kiss got more heated and soon, we found ourselves fighting for dominance over the others mouth. We were evenly matched which had me surprised because I was experiencing a whole other side of Raven.
My fingers tangled in Ravens hair while she wrapped her hands around my head. The kiss was extremely hot and I could have swore that I actually felt heat on Raven's lips. We were breathing heavily and I felt like the moment could have lasted forever, but a snort from the other side of the room broke us apart. I didn't think anyone was going to be in the living room for a bit but Casey Jones just had to be the one to come in at the wrong time. Both Raven and I pulled apart fast and stared at Casey, who was smirking and laughing. I felt my cheeks burn with embarrassment and I saw that Raven was embarrassed too.
"Jeez, Raph. Never woulda thought you had it in ya. But I do now."
Casey waved his phone around like it was a trophy and to my horror, I realized that Casey had recording Raven and I making out on the couch. Casey smirked more when he saw my face.
"This is probably the most heated your relationship has been since Raph was first knocked up. Say, I wonder what the kids will think of their mommy and daddy when I show them this video in the future?"
Casey could be annoying at times, but this was a whole new level. At that moment, Raven seemed to focus on the moment.
RAVEN P.O.V
I snapped back to reality when Casey mentioned the video. I was embarrassed enough at being caught making out with Raph, but knowing that we were caught by Casey made it worse. Suddenly, I was overtaken with rage. I carefully got off Raph and stalked over to Casey. He looked like he was proud of himself, but when he saw me, he looked like he was gonna wet his pants. I was trying to control my breathing, but I was too angry.
"Casey...if you don't delete that video right now, I will burn you to a crisp without thinking twice."
Casey backed up as I approached. "What?! N-n-no. I won't do it."
I ground my teeth together and snarled. "Delete that video now, Casey."
"NO!"
That was it. I snapped and lunged at Casey. I didn't really care that we were in the living room and started pounding on Casey, all the while trying to grab the phone from his hand.
"GIVE ME THE PHONE, CASEY!"
"NEVER!"
We rolled around on the ground, me hitting Casey and going for his phone and Casey hitting me and keeping his phone from my reach. Casey was really good at keeping his phone away from me, but I was determined to get it.
"CASEY, YOU'RE ONLY MAKING THINGS WORSE FOR YOURSELF! GIVE ME THE FUCKING PHONE!"
Casey spit at me, making me lose it completely. I hit him harder, not caring whether I was really hurting Casey or not. All I cared about was getting the phone so I could delete the video myself. I hit Casey in the face,making his nose bleed. He covered his bleeding nose with his hands, momentarily forgetting that he was trying to keep the phone from me. Taking the opportunity, I grabbed the phone from Casey's hand and retreated back to Raph. As I returned, I saw Raph put his phone away. He was laughing hard, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Man, that was intense. I've never seen a fight that great since...well, I've never seen a fight that great in a while."
I smiled slightly at Raph as I regained my breath. I then sat down and started going through Casey's phone for the video. It wasn't hard to find the video section and the video I was looking for. Without hesitating, I deleted the video and sighed with relief when it was gone. I leaned against Raph, who kissed the top of my head. I closed my eyes, slowly relaxing and regaining the strength I lost. A slight throbbing in my right eye starting and I knew that I was going to have a black eye. At least I had my mask to hide it.
I opened my eyes to see April and everyone else entering the living room. From the looks on their faces, they had heard the fight but didn't want to intervene. April was cooing over Casey, inspecting every gash, cut and bruise. She was practically babying him and he drank it in, acting all pitiful and frail. I rolled my eyes, disgusted.
"How pathetic can he be? It was his fault and he's acting like he's the victim. Stupid."
Raph snickered and kissed me neck. "I know exactly how you feel. You should probably give him his phone back before he starts saying that you stole it."
I nodded with a sigh and got up. April was still babying over Casey when I approached. Casey, playing the victim still, shrank back against April, pretending that he was scared I would hurt him again. April, being one for caring about injured people, got in front of Casey. She was giving me this stern look with her arms crossed over her chest.
"What is the matter with you, Raven? Why did you attack Casey? He wasn't doing anything wrong."
I stared at April in complete disbelief. "Are you serious? He was too doing something wrong. The little pervert needed to be taught a lesson on how it's NOT ok to record people when they are trying to enjoy a romantic moment with each other."
I was starting to get angry again, but didn't want to take my anger out on April. April on the other hand was the one staring in disbelief now. I wasn't one to lie to her and she knew it. Casey was the one who was known to lie, especially when he wanted attention. April saw that I was serious and turned to Casey.
"Casey! You recorded Raven and Raph kissing!?"
I never said that Casey had caught us kissing, but April was smart and guessed right. Casey, knowing that he had been caught, looked at the ground and then back at April.
"Come on, Red. It was the most hilarious thing ever. You would laughed if you saw the video. But Raven had to go and delete it from my phone without my consent."
Casey glared at me and I glared back, trying to fight the urge to pound him again. April was glaring at Casey too, clearly unhappy with Casey.
"Casey, that is very rude and an invasion of privacy. I can't believe that you did that."
April walked away with her arms crossed over her chest. The conversation was done and over with. I smiled victoriously and tossed Casey's phone to the ground. I walked away feeling better than before and decided that the best way to celebrate was by eating pizza with my boyfriend.
"STOP POKING MY STOMACH, MIKEY!"
Two weeks passed since I pounded Casey for recording me and Raph making out on the couch. I walked into the lair with April after doing some shopping with her. We had bought more food and some fabric for sewing. April thought it would be cute to make stuffed animals for the twins and I loved the idea. I looked over at the scene in the living room and sighed. Mikey was picking on Raph and Raph was getting frustrated with him. Stress wasn't good for Raph or the twins.
"Mikey, if you poke me one more time, I swear I will pound you into tomorrow."
"Pffft, yeah right. You can't even reach your toes let alone get up from the couch without someone helping you. You really think you'll be able to pound me. I would love to see you try."
Raph snarled at Mikey and I knew he was going to lose it fast. Thinking quickly, I came up with an idea that would get Mikey to leave Raph alone for awhile.
"Hey, Mikey? I don't think you should pick on Raph anymore. It's not good for the babies or Raph. Tell you what, I'll make a bet with you. We are going to play a game. If I win, you have to leave Raph alone for the rest of the pregnancy. That means no taunting, annoying or pranking of any kind." Mikey looked sad, but I wasn't done. "If you win, you still have to leave Raph alone, but...I will take his place as your target for taunting, annoying and pranking."
I hated myself for saying that, but I knew it was for the best. Mikey immediately lit up.
"Challenge accepted. Prepare to lose, son!"
Mikey ran over to the tv and started to set up the game. I sat next to Raph as I waited.
"Are you sure you can beat Mikey?"
I looked over at Raph. He looked unsure about my decision to challenge Mikey, but I had a feeling that I was going to crush him.
"Don't worry. I've been brushing up on my gaming skills. I know I can beat Mikey."
Raph still looked unsure so I gave him a kiss on the cheek. He smiled and then jumped a little. I looked at him, wondering what happened. Raph smiled and rubbed his stomach.
"I guess the twins are also unsure about your chances at winning."
Chuckling a bit, I bent down and kissed Raph's stomach. "Don't worry, little ones. Mama's gonna win."
"Yeah, son! No one can beat me!"
I stared in shock at the TV. Mikey had beat me, which meant he won the bet. I had lost and now was the subject for Mikey's annoyance. At least Mikey has to leave Raph alone.
"Well, Raven. I do believe I won the bet so now you have to put up with all my shenanigans."
I looked up at Mikey, who was beaming. I sighed and stood up.
"You're right, Mikey. A deal's a deal. You won the bet and now I'm your target. Good job."
I held my hand and Mikey shook it. But I didn't expect a shock, which made Mikey burst out in laughter.
"Yeah, son. Doctor Prankenstein strikes!"
Mikey ran off, laughing like a kid. I shook my hand, trying to get the buzzing feeling to leave my hand. Behind me, I heard a snort of laughter. Annoyed, I turned to Raph.
"Just be glad that Mikey won't be bothering you anymore."
Raph put his hands up in defense. "I told you Mikey was good at playing video games. Now you have to pay the price for not listening."
I stuck my tongue out at Raph and sat down next to him. He pulled me into a hug and kissed my head. I sighed as I layed my head down on Raph's shoulder. I was in for a world of torture, but at least Raph wouldn't have to deal with it.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Thanks to everyone who has read this story. It means so much that people have read what I wrote. Just a heads up, I am thinking about writing a little drabble that involves a Donnie invention and body swapping. If you guys have any ideas about who should get switched and what they would think, let me know in the comments. Thanks :)
